TradingScreen opens development center in Montreal
March 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TradingScreen opens a development center in Montreal

Busy week for TradingScreen Inc. (TS) as it just informed that it would be expanding its development and technology operations to Montréal as “TradingScreen Electronic Financial Solutions Inc.” (TS Canada). Just yesterday, the multi-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS) announced the release of QUO, a cloud-based platform for managing investments that is being…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Swiss Life International clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Swiss Life International. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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March 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dash collaborates with VegaWallet to grow blockchain-based payments

Dash, a cryptocurrency used for e-commerce and online payments, revealed its new partnership with VegaWallet, a cryptocurrency platform, aimed at expanding the use of payment protocols built on the blokchain. The alliance makes VegaWallet the first crypto wallet to implement BitGo’s multi-signature Dash iteration for transactions completed via InstantSend, and gives the company authority to…

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GSX Group launches a digital stock exchange prototype
March 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

GSX Group launches a digital stock exchange prototype

The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) Group yesterday announced the successful deployment of an online stock exchange prototype that included a test bond issuance on the Global TestNet’s Securities Trading Asset Classification Settlement (STACS) Network. The prototype is based on the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) used by the STACS Network to meet the needs of capital…

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Breaking news: FXDD buying MahiFX UK FCA license
March 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Breaking news: FXDD buying MahiFX UK FCA license

Breaking News... Forex brokerage solutions provider MahiFX has recently notified that its retail FX operations, along with the licenses attached to them, are now on the market. Appears that the company has already got a buyer in the face of the Forex broker FXDD. FXDD's name can already be seen in the official FCA register,…

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volumes
March 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Integral's average daily volumes down 4% MoM in February

FX technology company Integral just released its volumes report for the month of February 2019. Average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $33.3 billion in February 2019. This represents a decrease of 4% compared to the previous month. The volume across Integral platforms totaled $666.4 billion in February 2019. Notably, February has two fewer…

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March 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Starbucks and Bakkt partner amid a new equity deal

There is a new partnership on the horizon, it seems. This time it involves both coffee and cryptocurrencies. Starbucks is reportedly partnering with the American cryptocurrency platform Bakkt. The coffee giant may start accepting Bitcoin for coffee right after a sizeable equity deal between Bakkt and Starbucks. Starbucks is a founding partner of the crypto…

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Coinbase crypto exchange expands custodial services in Asia market
March 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

A not-so-sweet marriage: what happened with Coinbase and Neutrino?

In February 2019, Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, acquired blockchain analytics startup, Neutrino. The Italian company was acquired for an undisclosed amount of funds, and even right after the acquisition, Coinbase faced immediate backlash over the move since Neutrino had some suspicious roots in its development as a company and especially in its team.…

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